What are the symptoms of uterine fibroids? Are uterine fibroids tumors?

Among gynecological diseases, uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors in women and one of the most common tumors in the human body. But even if it is benign, it is still a tumor, and we should know more about this disease and do a good job of prevention. So what are the symptoms of uterine fibroids?

Most patients with uterine fibroids have no symptoms and are only occasionally found during pelvic examinations or ultrasound examinations. If symptoms occur, they are closely related to the growth site, speed, degeneration and complications of the fibroids, and the size and number of the fibroids. Patients with multiple subserosal fibroids may have no symptoms, and small submucosal fibroids often cause irregular vaginal bleeding or menorrhagia.

Common clinical symptoms include:

(1) Uterine bleeding

The main symptoms of uterine fibroids are more than half of the patients, among which periodic bleeding is more, which can be manifested as increased menstrual volume, prolonged menstruation or shortened cycle.

(2) Abdominal mass and compression symptoms

Myomas grow gradually. When the uterus is enlarged for more than 3 months or the size of the uterus is located under the larger serosa at the bottom of the uterus, a mass can often be felt in the abdomen, which is more obvious in the morning when the bladder is full. The mass is solid, movable, and non-tender.

(3) Pain

Generally, uterine fibroids do not cause pain, but many patients may complain of lower abdominal swelling and back pain. Acute abdominal pain may occur when the pedicle of a subserosal fibroid is twisted or when the uterine fibroid undergoes red degeneration. Endometriosis or adenomyosis is not uncommon and may cause dysmenorrhea.

(4) Increased vaginal discharge

The uterine cavity is enlarged, the endometrial glands increase, and the pelvic cavity is congested, which can increase leucorrhea. When the uterine or cervical submucosal fibroids ulcerate, become infected, or necrotic, bloody or purulent leucorrhea will be produced.